PERSEVERES Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

perseveres

verb

present tense third-person singular of persevere

as in persists

to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement although he was frustrated by the lack of financial resources and support, he persevered in his scientific research

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Recent Examples of perseveres For a show built on grit, glare, and the occasional lollipop, Kojak perseveres with a strangely velvety charm. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026 True love, though, always perseveres. — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026 That spirit of hers perseveres. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 After spending her childhood as a caretaker for her mentally unwell mother, Annie perseveres, getting to her third year of medical school before a mental breakdown forces her to withdraw. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026 The wait for a new Royals ballpark plan perseveres. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026 If Pashinyan perseveres and the fledgling peace with Baku holds, the biggest losers will be Moscow and Tehran, both of which will forfeit an erstwhile ally in the South Caucasus. — Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025 That last purpose is often the hardest to fulfill yet Sybil perseveres to find her own truth, through her faith in words. — The Know, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025 Entrepreneurship can be transformative—but only if the founder perseveres. — Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

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persists

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Melissa Cohn, regional vice president at William Raveis Mortgage, doesn’t expect mortgage rates to fall while the US war with Iran persists.

— Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
But mostly, the monarch persists because life’s job is to live; because within those thimble-size bodies hides a dynamo of survival that puts our most incredible machines to shame.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

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